was a school in the village. In 1846, it is mentioned as "a village in the Belgrade surroundings, in the Podunavlje srez", with 81 houses and 544 people. The school was located in a little house from 1871 to 1904, then a new school was built (mentioned in 1921). On August 22, 2010, new Serbian Patriarch Irinej served in Rajinovac for the feast day of Saint Matthias the Apostle and Saint Anthony the Martyr. Economy Begaljica is classified as a rural settlement (village) based on agriculture, namely fruits and viticulture, with 38,6% of the population being agrarian (1991). Industrialism was not widely caught up in Ritopek, Slanci, Višnjica, Vinča, Veliko Selo, Zaklopača, and Begaljica, as these were intensively working with silviculture of fruits and vegetables (1962). Begaljica is mostly known for its strawberries, The Industrial Machinery "Elkom primat" is located in the village. Culture Rajinovac, Serbian Orthodox monastery dedicated to the Virgin birth of Jesus, located on a hill above Begaljica, mentioned for the first time in 1528. It was rebuilt by oborknez Stevan Andrejević Palalija. It was added to the Monuments of Culture of Great Importance-heritage list in 1981. "Zavičajni muzej Grocke", museum Anthropology 1903 Families with unknown origin, viewed of as natives: The oldest families (clans) in the village, viewed of as natives, whose area of origin is unknown, are the Antonijević, Cvejić, Maksimović, Obrenović, and Savković, who together had 100 houses, and all families had the slava (Serbian Orthodox patron saint feast day) of St. Michael the Archangel (21 November). Families with known origin (the rest): Bisenić (11 houses), old settlers from Kablar, slava of St. John. Polić (5 houses), from Prijepolje, a great-grandfather married into the Bisenić. Palalić, they descend from 4 brothers who worked the land, but their area of origin is unknown. They derived their name from one of these brothers who was called "Palalija" by the Turks. Slava of St. Nicholas. Stevan Andrejević Palalija (1804), known from Serbian epic poetry about the dahija, was part of the family. Nestorović, from the "Serb frontiers", slava of Demetrius of Thessaloniki (Mitrovdan). Bugarčić, from Pirot, slava of Presentation of Mary (Vavedenje). Karamihajlović, the great-grandfather Kara Mihajlo settled from Dučina (Kosmaj srez). Pirić and Milenković, one family (ca. 30 houses), from Pirot, slava of the Consecration of St. George (Đurđic). Maričić, from Lisović. Ljubisavljević, their ancestor Ljubosav came from Takovo and was a servant in the village.